Buried Ancient Forest and Implications for Paleoclimate Since the Mid-Holocene in South China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9245886 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C D Shen, P Ding, N Wang (0000-0002-2955-7588), W X Yi, X F Ding, D P Fu, K X Liu, L P Zhou (0009-0006-7154-9000) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1411-1421 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s003382220004649x |
| OpenAlex | W2221086031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
The historical evolution of an ancient forest that developed at Gaoyao, south China, can be divided into 4 stages of radiocarbon intervals (1.1–1.5, 2.0–3.5, 3.6–4.0, and 4.3–4.9 ka) in which the last 3 stages all developed in a wetland and formed humic layers of 2.0, 0.5, and 0.7 m depth, respectively. The humic layers were interrupted by 2 white-gray silty clay layers that most likely formed during climate fluctuations. Four drought events were identified during the evolution of the ancient forest, occurring around 4.3, 3.6, 2.0, and 1.1 ka, respectively, with durations of ∼1000 14 C yr. These events are consistent with other records both in low- and high-latitude areas, in particular with the little ice ages occurring since the mid-Holocene. Precipitation likely increased from 5.0 to 3.6 ka in south China, then decreased, which is probably the main cause for the development as well as the demise of the ancient forest
Archaeology · Climate change · Geography · Holocene · Holocene climatic optimum · Paleoclimatology · Physical geography · Quaternary · Radiocarbon dating · Geological formations and processes · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |